September 13, 2014, 3:41PM

Makeup artists competed in a face painting contest at Clownfest, a gathering of children’s entertainers that’s a beloved tradition in Seaside Heights. The participants created wild designs on a time clock, starting out with cheek art illustrations and advancing to full face makeovers. The winners will be announced on Saturday night and the grand prize is a clown-themed trophy. (Video by Lisa Rose | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com)

September 11, 2014, 5:40PM

Robert Matthies and Bill Akers, mayors of Seaside Park and Seaside Heights, talk about the massive fire that consumed four blocks of their towns a year ago. "Had that wind shifted, then we would have lost our towns," Matthies said as he and Akers walked the boardwalk last week.

September 04, 2014, 6:39PM

The famous 1910 Dentzel Carousel at Seaside Heights was in jeopardy of being sold. However, Mayor William Akers and the Borough Council have taken steps to keep the 1910 Dr. Floyd L. Moreland Dentzel-Looff Carousel local. Akers and the Council introduced an ordinance that may enable the borough to acquire the historic carousel from the owners of Casino Pier. In this video, Casino Pier patrons riding the carousel and share their opinions on the importance of keeping the historic ride in Seaside. (Video by Andre Malok / The Star-Ledger)

May 23, 2014, 4:26PM

Ledger Live host Brian Donohue cruises the Jersey Shore on the eve of the unofficial start of the summer season filing a series of short videos, stopping in Seaside Heights where a boardwalk fire last fall wiped out two attractions: one classic and sentimental (the carousel), the other absurd and bizarre (the Shoot the Geek paintball game). (Video by Brian Donohue/The Star-Ledger)

April 25, 2014, 6:51PM

During a visit to the Seaside Heights boardwalk, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie promises to promote the area’s recovery from Hurricane Sandy and a boardwalk fire by, among other things, making frequent visits with his family. He also promised he will “try not to get in any fights on the boardwalk,” a reference to a 2012 incident in which an internet video of him shouting at a visitor while eating an ice cream cone went viral. (video by Brian Donohue / The Star-Ledger)

March 01, 2014, 1:10PM

On an unseasonably warm Saturday, more than 6,000 bold swimmers descended on Seaside Heights for the Polar Bear Plunge, a winter fundraiser for the Special Olympics. The water temperature in the ocean was 33 degrees but that didn't stop participants from diving in. The event returned to Seaside after it relocated to Long Branch last year due to Hurricane Sandy damage. This year's plunge raised more than $1 million for the Special Olympics but the big crowd also created gridlock on the roads around the borough. (Video by Lisa Rose/The Star-Ledger)

February 23, 2014, 9:16AM

Thousands of beachgoers descended on Seaside Heights on Saturday for the Polar Bear Plunge, basking in unseasonably warm temperatures. The midwinter swim, a fundraiser for the Special Olympics, moved to Long Branch last year due to Hurricane Sandy damage. The organizers said they were determined to bring the plunge back to Seaside, its home since 2007. The borough, recovering from Sandy and a boardwalk fire, bustled with visitors. Between the gridlock getting into town and the abundance of people on the sand, it looked like a summer Saturday. Never mind the water temperature of the ocean was 33 degrees. (Video by Lisa Rose/The Star-Ledger)

September 17, 2013, 3:15PM

The fire that destroyed four-block section of the boardwalk in Seaside Park and Seaside Heights New Jersey on Sept. 12, 2013 was caused by an electrical malfunction in wires running under the boardwalk, prosecutors announced at a press conference in Toms River. (Video by Brian Donohue/The Star-Ledger)

September 13, 2013, 4:50PM

As firefighters continue to douse hot spots the day after the devastating boardwalk blaze, business owners on the stretch of Seaside Park and Seaside Heights boardwalk discuss how they had just overcome the damage from Hurricane Sandy only to see their businesses destroyed by flames. (Video by Brian Donohue/The Star-Ledger)

September 12, 2013, 10:51PM

Gov. Chris Christie spoke to the press at about 7 p.m. Thursday night, offering updates on the Seaside boardwalk fire. The fire began early Thursday afternoon at Kohr's Ice Cream on the Seaside Boardwalk and quickly spread damaging and destroying approximately 20 businesses along the way. Strong gusting winds lead to a quick spread of the fire as flames spread underneath the boardwalk and embers jumped to neighboring buildings. The fire was declared contained around 9 p.m. after blazing for several hours. (Video by Michael Monday/The Star-Ledger)

September 12, 2013, 10:15PM

The fire began early Thursday afternoon at Kohr's Ice Cream on the Seaside Boardwalk and quickly spread damaging and destroying approximately 20 businesses along the way. Strong gusting winds lead to a quick spread of the fire as flames spread underneath the boardwalk and embers jumped to neighboring buildings. The fire was declared contained around 9 p.m. after blazing for several hours. (Video by Michael Monday/The Star-Ledger)

August 27, 2013, 7:44PM

Last November, the playground at Hugh J. Boyd Elementary School in Seaside Heights became a temporary garbage dump for Sandy debris. Few schools suffered more damage - the elementary school just blocks from the beach closed on Oct. 29 and never reopened. On Tuesday, Newark native Queen Latifah joined over 200 volunteers to give these elementary school students a new playground just in time for their school to reopen for the first time since Hurricane Sandy. (Video by Michael Monday/The Star-Ledger)

August 11, 2013, 10:37AM

The boardwalks along the Jersey shore are full of wheelers and dealers, but not many like Dave Scott. At 67, he's a dyed-in-the-wool wheel man, having started in the booth at the age of 14. He's been spinning the wheel-of-chance in Seaside Heights longer than there have been casinos in Atlantic City. (Video by Nyier Abdou/The Star-Ledger)

July 24, 2013, 9:57AM

Casino Pier at Seaside Heights celebrated National Hot Dog Day with its first annual hot dog eating contest. The winner of the gut-busting event was Gary Rosenfeld of Brick who downed 11 wieners in the allotted 10-minutes. (Video by Andre Malok/The Star-Ledger)

July 18, 2013, 5:48PM

The club scene is Seaside Heights is heating up after a slow start to the summer, as the borough's bars and dance palaces are getting support from locals. Almost all the landmark haunts have been rebuilt and revamped. Some, like the Beachcomber and the Spicy Cantina, have expanded. Club owners and revelers expressed optimism during a late night visit last Saturday. (Video by Lisa Rose/The Star-Ledger)

July 18, 2013, 12:07AM

Temperatures throughout the state have been above 90 degrees for several days this July, but this heat wave hasn't stopped sun-worshippers in Seaside Heights from enjoying their summer. (Video by Mike Roy, Presentation by Bumper DeJesus / The Star-Ledger)

July 17, 2013, 11:35AM

Ledger Live for July 17, 2013 - Ledger Live with Brian Donohue. On today's episode residents say that a bay front home owner has alerted his neighbors that he'll be renting his home to MTV and Snooki, bringing deep concern with homeowners still trying to rebuild after Hurricane Sandy. The home is located on Pelican Island in Berkeley Township, near Seaside Heights where the reality tv show Jersey Shore was filmed.

May 21, 2013, 10:33PM

Ledger Live for May 22, 2013-Ledger Live with Brian Donohue. Ledger Live's post Hurricane Sandy, pre-Memorial Day tour of the Jersey Shore continues with a ride through the towns of Seaside Heights, Seaside Park and the Ortley Beach section of Toms River - a trip which paints a complicated picture of the area's recovery. Donohue questions the truth of the "Jersey Shore is open" marketing campaign and with the help of the canvas raft that has accompanied him on the weeklong tour, tests public officials' claims that the water in Seaside Heights is cleared of debris and safe for swimming.

May 15, 2013, 1:07PM

Ledger Live for May 16, 2013 - Ledger Live with Brian Donohue. On today's episode, Donohue spends the day in Hurricane-Sandy ravaged Seaside Heights, New Jersey as Prince Harry visits and the iconic Jet Star roller coaster is dismantled to find the hurricane has only reinforced the carny town's "anything-for-a-buck" spirit that has made it such a wacky entertainment mecca for generations.